P1 Select vs Payroll Dice
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
P1 Select
Embark on a roguelike adventure through randomly generated levels, battling monsters and collecting magical rings to unlock special attacks. Choose from nine unique heroes and aim for a high score by gathering pyramids. Experience a challenging and strategic gameplay experience.
- Mini roguelike gameplay
- 9 randomly generated levels
- Magical ring power-ups
- Special attack abilities
- 9 playable hero characters
- High score system
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New mini roguelike "broughlike" game. Explore 9 randomly generated levels, avoid fierce monsters, collect magical rings to use your special attack powers, and gather pyramids to reach a high score. Nine different hero characters to choose from! From the creator of Cinco Paus, 868-HACK, Imbroglio, and Zaga-33.
Payroll Dice
Strategically manipulate dice rolls to score points and pay off debts. Build unique dice combinations with new faces and synergies to overcome challenges. Face a loan shark in boss rounds with random modifiers and test your skills in an endless mode.
- Strategic dice manipulation
- Dice face customization
- Synergy crafting
- Boss rounds with modifiers
- Unlockable dice sets
- Endless mode
- Bite-sized runs
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CONTROL THE CHAOS This isn't a luck simulator. This is strategic dice manipulation. Throw your dice. Rotate each die to any visible face. Score to pay your debts. BUILD YOUR PERFECT DICE Spend pips in the shop after each roll. Add new faces, craft synergies, and build something that probably shouldn't work — until it does. Every decision compounds. Every run feels different. Grow to 6 dice and upgrade them into d12s. FACE THE LOAN SHARK Clear your debts and the shark himself shows up. He doesn't play fair. Boss rounds twist the rules with random modifiers. 8 DICE SETS TO UNLOCK Different starting faces, unique passive abilities, and entirely new combo potential — every unlocked die opens a fresh tactical rabbit hole. Over 100 Unique Dice Faces Rotate Dice to Control Your Luck 7 Unlockable Dice — each transforms how you play Boss Rounds with Random Modifiers Endless Mode — difficulty scales infinitely 15–30 Minute Runs — perfect bite-sized sessions True Roguelike — no permanent upgrades, pure skill Strategic Combo Crafting High Replayability NO SAFETY NETS. NO EXCUSES. No meta-progression. No permanent upgrades. Every run starts from zero. Build from blank dice to devastating combos in 10 rounds. Think you've figured it out? Endless Mode is waiting. Simple to learn. Impossible to master. Throw. Rotate. Score. Shop. Survive. Can you pay off the loan shark before he cashes in?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is chart position: Payroll Dice at #93 against P1 Select's unranked. P1 Select's advantage is ratings volume (50 vs 9) and price ($3.99 vs $4.99). On rating, review sentiment, update cadence and ads there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
P1 Select costs $3.99 and Payroll Dice $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for P1 Select against 5.0 for Payroll Dice. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: P1 Select has 50 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 85% of P1 Select's written reviews are positive against 80% of Payroll Dice's.
P1 Select ships an update every 4 days, Payroll Dice every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | P1 Select | Payroll Dice |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 4.9 (50 ratings) | 5.0 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 85.0% of reviews — better | 80.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 50 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 5 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #93 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 156 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Michael Brough | George Timms |
Customer experience
P1 Select
Payroll Dice
In-app purchases
P1 Select
No in-app purchases
Payroll Dice
No in-app purchases
